4731-1-09
Cosmetic therapy curriculum requirements.

(A)
To qualify to receive a certificate of
good standing for a course of instruction in cosmetic therapy, a school's
course of instruction shall:

(1)
Consist of
both practical and theoretical instruction covering a period of not less than
one year and a minimum of six hundred clock hours. The course of instruction
shall include a minimum of seven hundred and fifty clock hours
covering a period of not less than nine months.

(2)
Teach at least the minimum required hours in the
following subjects in dedicated clock hours, as appropriate to cosmetic
therapy:

(b)
Cosmetic therapy theory and practical,
including infection control and hygiene: three hundred twenty-five clock hours;

(c)
Ethics: twenty-five clock
hours, at least ten of which shall be in a class dedicated exclusively to
ethics. For purposes of this rule, "ethics" shall be defined to include sexual
boundary issues and impairment and chemical dependency issues;

(1)
Such credit may not exceed ten percent of the required
clock hours in the theory and practical category of the program.

(2)
The
off-site clinical activities shall be conducted under the direction and on-site
supervision of an appropriately licensed practitioner.

(3)
The school shall
be required to enter into a written affiliation agreement with a representative
of the facility where the off-site clinical activities are being provided, and
to maintain records of each student's clinical activities. Upon request of the
board, schools shall forward those records to the board for review.

(4)
The
student participating in off-site clinical activities shall identify him or
herself at all times as a cosmetic therapy student and shall obtain signed
acknowledgement of receipt of that notice from the patient.